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Jean Schramme was a Belgian mercenary and planter who fought in the Congo Crisis and the Portuguese Colonial War. He was known as "Black Jack" and had a controversial and violent career in Africa.
Jean Schramme (25 mars 1929, Bruges, Belgique - 14 décembre 1988, Rondonopolis, Brésil), surnommé "Black Jack", est un chef de mercenaires belges au Congo ex-belge.
Led by a Belgian settler/mercenary named Jean Schramme with fellow mercenaries Bob Denard and Jerry Puren (all 3 had fought for Tshombe in Katanga and the Congo) and involving approximately 100 former Katangan gendarmes and about 1,000 Katangese, the mutineers held their ground against the 32,000-man Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC – the ...
Jul 24, 2015 · 6.2K views 8 years ago. (21 Aug 1967) A report on the fighting between Belgian mercenary and farmer in the Congo Jean Schramme and his militia and local geurillas. ...more.
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Belgian Planter Jean Schramme and his force of 150 white “meres” and 1,000 black Katangese have controlled the town of Bukavu in Kivu province and the territory around it, ever since they hurled...
Jean Schramme. Belgian mercenary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jean "Black Jack" Schramme (25 March 1929 – 14 December 1988) was a Belgian mercenary and planter. He managed a vast estate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1967.
5 days ago · Led by a Belgian settler named Jean Schramme and including approximately 100 former Katanga gendarmes and about 1,000 Katangese, the mutineers held their ground against the 32,000-man Congolese National Army (Armée Nationale Congolaise; ANC) until November 1967, when the mercenaries crossed the border into Rwanda and surrendered to the local ...
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